I've reached my (current) limits: I was at the KOP HILL rally this weekend and got a shot of this Jaguar 'C' type. I have attached a large file to work on and a smaller one showing...

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Sep 26, 2022 10:28:50 #

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

I was at the KOP HILL rally this weekend and got a shot of this Jaguar 'C' type.
I have attached a large file to work on and a smaller one showing what I managed.

I probably went about it the wrong way but what I tried to clone out the head in the front wheel and after several cloning attempts on the rear wheel I tried cut and paste techniques.

On the front wheel, I failed to get the curvature of the wheel correct and then I had a spot of bother cutting and 'special' pasting (AFFINITY) to replace the back wheel.

I gave up after 90 minutes or so before frustration got the better of me. If anyone can make a more realistic correction for me I'd appreciate it. I'd like to put it on my Facebook page along with my current entries so if you want to place a signature on it that's fine. I'll give you credit anyway.

thanks.

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Sep 26, 2022 10:44:41 #

IDguy Loc: Idaho

Nice job!

Sep 26, 2022 10:55:03 #

tcthome Loc: NJ

Nice work. I pretty sure you can rotate your clone with the arrow keys if need be. Not sure if that would help. Like taking a section of the wheel & rotating it around to the lower section of wheel/tire.

Sep 26, 2022 11:54:38 #

Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC

Looks great to me, well done.

Sep 26, 2022 12:49:10 #

BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

John N wrote:

I was at the KOP HILL rally this weekend and got a... (show quote)

I didn't see anything wrong with the front wheel, and the back wheel was 99% right on IMO. The bump in the rear wheel was an easy fix, I spent about 2 minutes with it. I use the Pen tool (in Affinity) to make a selection around the the bumpy spot. Precise along the outside edge of the tire and rough on the inside. Then, I used the clone stamp to select part of the tire and used the arrow keys to rotate it so it matched the treads. The selection makes it easy to keep the cloning off area's you don't want affected.
You did all the work already. I also always make a new layer for the repairs, and tell the clone stamp to "use current layer and below"

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Sep 26, 2022 14:38:19 #

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

Thanks.

I will post that with your notes on our club page and my facebook page. It seems an easy fix but I was close to not caring anymore. I might try the technique on the hub cap.
Some will have noticed that they are identical. Not impossible, but unusual.

Sep 26, 2022 14:57:19 #

R.G. Loc: Scotland

If the small imperfections in BigDaddy's corrections still niggle you, try darkening the problem area a bit. Make the area dark enough and nobody's going to look, never mind notice.

Sep 26, 2022 15:59:57 #

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

As you say, R.G., very few if any will notice.
Very happy with the work done.

Sep 26, 2022 16:15:40 #

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Two major issues are the tire that is floating as well as the distortion of it.

Floating: Absence of linear shadow, no apparent distortion due to the car weight
Distortion: As pointed out in the post above mine.

Other issue: The two tires are identical in orientation, a giveaway of your post-processing.

Suggestion:
Keep as much as possible of the original tire by first removing the heads covering it - and only the head - This would preserve the shadow and avoid a detail... The road that is visible through the wheel spokes.

Sep 27, 2022 10:01:56 #

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

John N wrote:

I was at the KOP HILL rally this weekend and got a... (show quote)

Good job! While on close examination the rear wheel looks a little wonky, I think you’ve done very well.

Stan

Sep 27, 2022 10:48:48 #